More Than 30,000 Steelworkers Threatening To Strike Across The U.S.

More than 30,000 union steelworkers have voted overwhelming to authorize a strike, while negotiations continue with ArcelorMittal and U.S. Steel. Demand for domestic steel is on the rise thanks in part …

Facebook should scale up its efforts to prevent discriminatory ads

DISCRIMINATION AGAINST women in hiring was outlawed a half-century ago. But there was no Internet in 1964. Now, advanced technologies allow advertisers to target segments of the population based on their …

Walmart sued for alleged discrimination against pregnant workers

Federal regulators have filed a lawsuit against Walmart claiming the retailer forced pregnant workers to take unpaid leave and refused their requests for less physically demanding duties. Companies are required …

Chicago hotel strike takes step toward resolution with Marriott contract, union says

Striking hotel workers ratified a contract with Marriott International, the union said Thursday. The pact could pave the way for a resolution of the 2-week-old work stoppage at more than two …

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Bipartisan bill addresses human trafficking impact on global seafood trade

Guam’s delegate to Congress filed a bill this week that would amend an existing law that targets human trafficking to address the seafood industry’s role. U.S. Delegate Madeline Bordallo, a …

The IBM Age Discrimination Lawsuit Sheds Light On A Harrowing Employment Trend

ProPublica recently released the results of a sweeping investigation highlighting the alleged abuses of age discrimination conducted within the technology industry. It was reported that IBM fired about 20,000 American employees …

How Facebook Is Giving Sex Discrimination in Employment Ads a New Life

That’s why on Tuesday, the ACLU, along with the Communications Workers of America and the employment law firm Outten & Golden LLP, filed charges with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission against …

Cargill settles discrimination suit with Muslim workers

Cargill Meat Solutions, law firm Rathod Mohamedbhai LLC and the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) announced that they have reached a settlement to resolve Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charges …

What Happens When Gig-Economy Workers Become Employees

Ever since the emergence of companies like Uber and Lyft, businesses and labor advocates have engaged in an endless, largely theoretical debate about whether classifying workers as independent contractors—responsible for …

Une grève coordonnée dans les McDonald’s américains contre le harcèlement sexuel

Estimant que le groupe de restauration n’a pas une politique de lutte contre le harcèlement sexuel suffisamment efficace, des employés vont cesser le travail dans dix villes des Etats-Unis.   …

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